18 holes, 9 courses, 1 day, many beers: A golfing odyssey

Every year, the call goes out to golf journalists from around the country to come to Nor-Cal for one of the most unique events of the year.

It’s called the Divine 9, and here’s how it works. Players complete 18 holes at nine different Nevada golf courses. Basically, two holes at each course. The whole thing takes about 12 hours. And the bus rides between courses have fully stocked coolers.

From our understanding — and we have unfortunately never competed in the Divine 9 here at The Chronicle — things get can get pretty ugly (at times even fuzzy) by the end of the day.

Luckily, the scenery remains beautiful, even if the golfers don’t. Here’s a slideshow from this year’s Divine 9, featuring some of Nevada’s finest courses.

Cheers to a Bloody long day! It’s 7:52am at the second of 9 courses. (Genoa Lakes - Lakes Course)

Cheers to a Bloody long day! It’s 7:52am at the second of 9 courses. (Genoa Lakes - Lakes Course)

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Holding to form: the mighty Carson Valley served as backdrop for a nice looking swing, but it turned out to be a double-bogey for Bill Henderson, Carson Valley Inn Director Marketing. (Genoa Lakes - Resort Course, Hole No. 16, 144-yard par 3) less

Holding to form: the mighty Carson Valley served as backdrop for a nice looking swing, but it turned out to be a double-bogey for Bill Henderson, Carson Valley Inn Director Marketing. (Genoa Lakes - Resort ... more